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New Pelecanos novel for spring

Orion is to publish a new novel by George Pelecanos, a writer on TV show "The Wire", as a late addition to its spring schedules.

What It Was, a noir thriller set in 1970s Washington DC, will be published as a £25 signed and numbered hardback collectors edition and a £9.99 trade paperback on 9th February. Orion will also simultaneously publish the title as a £5.99 e-book [pictured] price-promoting it for 99p for the first month.

Editor Bill Massey bought UK and Commonwealth rights in the title in October 2011 directly from Little, Brown US. He said: "George delivered this novel unexpectedly, so we’re really publishing it as a one-off, as a treat for his fans, with spectacular-looking print editions alongside a low-priced e-book to attract new readers.

"This may be a publishing first, because even the e-book looks cool."

The novel follows private investigator Derek Strange who becomes embroiled in the chase of ruthless killer "Red Fury". The publisher saying: "this is Pelecanos writing in the hard-boiled noir style that won him his earliest fans".

Pelecanos was an Emmy-nominated writer on the hit crime series "The Wire" and is a writer on US drama "Treme".

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By mysterytribune

I also read and reviewed this book recently here:
http://www.mysterytribune.com/2012/02/15/search-killer/

And what captured my attention was that the author not only elaborated with sufficient details on the main aspects the thriller plots but also artistically gave richness to the narrative with writing on the cars, the music, the clothes and life in the 70s.

Wed, 15/02/2012 - 22:10